2024 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Awards & Honorable Mentions

2 years ago

  • Alumni & Friends
  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Graduate
  • Student
  • Undergraduate

Congratulations to our current graduate and undergraduate students and alumni who have received prestigious 2024 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships (GRFP) and Honorable Mentions. The National Science Foundation […]

2024 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Awards & Honorable Mentions
April 12

2024 Goldwater Scholar

2 years ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Student
  • Undergraduate

Third-year chemistry undergraduate researcher and UC LEADS scholar Tim Duong (Neuhauser/Caram groups) is one of three UCLA students to be named Goldwater Scholars in 2024.  The prestigious national scholarship supports students who […]

2024 Goldwater Scholar
April 3

2023-2024 UCLA Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Student Leadership Award

2 years ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Student
  • Undergraduate

Biochemistry undergraduate student Emil Dominguez ’25 (Backus group) is one of seven UCLA students (four graduate/professional and three undergraduate) chosen for the 2023-24 UCLA EDI Student Leadership Award. This award, […]

2023-2024 UCLA Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Student Leadership Award
March 27

2023 Chancellor’s Service Award

2 years ago

  • Alumni & Friends
  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Student
  • Undergraduate

Former undergraduate researcher Gregory Gorobets ‘23 (Spokoyny group) was awarded the 2023 Chancellor’s Service Award in recognition of his significant contributions in service to UCLA and the community. The Chancellor’s […]

2023 Chancellor’s Service Award
March 19

ASBMB Honor Society inductee

2 years ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Student
  • Undergraduate

Biochemistry undergraduate student Vivian Zuo (Tseng-Zhu group) is one of 31 students nationally to be selected for induction into the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) Honor Society. […]

ASBMB Honor Society inductee
March 13

Accelerating the discovery of general reaction conditions via machine learning

2 years ago

  • Faculty
  • Graduate
  • Recent Research
  • Research
  • Student

A machine learning optimization approach developed by Professor Abigail Doyle’s lab, led by graduate student Jason Wang, in collaboration with scientists at Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS), significantly accelerates advances in […]

Accelerating the discovery of general reaction conditions via machine learning
February 28

2023 Rising Star in Computational Mass Spectrometry Research Award

2 years ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Graduate
  • Student

Lisa Boatner, a fourth-year graduate student in the Backus/Houk research groups, has been awarded the prestigious Females in Mass Spectrometry (FeMS) 2023 Rising Star in Computational Mass Spectrometry Award. FeMS […]

2023 Rising Star in Computational Mass Spectrometry Research Award
February 9

2024 CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellow

3 years ago

  • Alumni & Friends
  • Graduate
  • Student

Alumna Dr. Kathleen Chen (Ph.D. ’23 Rowat group) has been named a 2024 CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellow, serving on the Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee. Chen received her […]

2024 CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellow
January 16